Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3288454 | Gastroenterología y Hepatología | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis may occur as part of the systemic manifestations of primary amyloidosis or in a localized form. The symptoms and signs that may occur are numerous and nonspecific, hampering clinical suspicion when this disease has not already been diagnosed. Gastric ulcers presenting as massive bleeding are an uncommon manifestation of this disease. We report the case of a patient with primary amyloidosis who developed massive gastrointestinal bleeding complicated by an amyloid gastric ulcer. Emergency surgery was required to control the bleeding.
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Authors
Noelia Alcaide, César Herrero, Jesús Barrio, Ramón Atienza, MarÃa Teresa Herranz, Baltasar Pérez Saborido, Manuel Pérez-Miranda, AgustÃn Caro-Patón,